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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 403 stainless steel and AISI 310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 340
240 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 83
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030